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ester in October, 1866, and became attached to him for his many 

 virtues, generosity, hospitality and hearty co-operation in all eflforts 

 for the development of the agricultural and horticultural resources of 

 Minnesota. He was present upon that memorable occasion Oct. 4, 

 1866, and took an active part in the meeting that resulted in the or- 

 ganization of the State Horticultural Society, then named the Min- 

 nesota Fruit Growers Association; became a member from the start, 

 and was elected the first vice president. Col. D. A. Robertson of St. 

 Paul having been elected the first president. At the same time he 

 was a prominent member of the State Agricultural Society, and at the 

 next annual meeting of that society advocated the cause of the Fruit 

 Growers Association by offering a resolution that some means should 

 be adopted to procure from Russia for naturalization in Minnesota, 

 apple, pear and cherry trees. At the next annual meeting in 1867 he 

 was re-elected vice president. 



At the meeting held at Minneapolis, Oct. 1, 1668, he was elected 

 president of the Society, which position he filled for one year with 

 honor to himself and profit to the Society. His name also occurs 

 among the charter members in the act of incorporation of the State 

 Horticultural Society. At the annual meeting held at Minneapolis 

 Jan. 16-18, 1882, he was unanimously elected a life honorary member of 

 the Society. He attended nearly all the meetings of the Society and 

 usually took an active part in its deliberations, and by his wise coun- 

 sel and hearty co-operation in all measures that would tend to advance 

 its interests, has endeared himself to the old pioneers who survive 

 him. 



The Committee on Obituary recommend that copies of the transac- 

 tions for 1888 containing the above notice be put up in extra binding 

 and presented to the widow, Susan F. Hoag, and the daughter, Mrs. 

 Charles H. Clark, and the brother Levi Hoag, 



The following is clipped from the Minneapolis Tribune : 



"the NAMER of MINNEAPOLIS. 



** There will be carried to its final rest to-day the body of a gentle- 

 man who played a leading part in the early history of Minneapolis; 

 but who, owing to increasing age and infirmities, has for some years 

 been in retirement, and has therefore been little known to more re- 

 cent comers. We allude to Mr. Charles Hoag, or ' Uncle Charley,' as 

 he was familiarly known. 



*' Mr. Hoag was one of the original settlers of Minneapolis, having 



